On the first day of the third month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Zheng Xunrui personally led the Zheng family army from Nanjing to Beizhili.

After all the 60,000 Zheng soldiers who set out from Nanjing arrived in Huaibei, they took ships to Dezhou to meet with the 20,000 people of the second army of the Zheng family army waiting in Dezhou.

The 40,000 men of the Third Army of the Zhengjia Army in Shaanxi Province have set out from Tongguan and entered the territory of Henan, and their marching route is much longer, passing through Henan Mansion and Kaifeng Prefecture, entering Beizhili, and arriving at Cangzhou in Hejian Province, where they will make peace with the army of Zhengjia Army.

The 120,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army will be unified in Cangzhou to meet peace, and then begin the expedition to the north.

Zheng Xunrui personally served as the commander of the army, Zheng Jinhong was the deputy commander of the army, Liu Zeqing, Yang He, Hong Xintao, Hong Xingui, Hong Xinyu and other deputy commanders of the Zheng Army, Wang Xiaoer, Huang Degong and other generals, all followed the army, and in terms of civil officials, Yang Tingshu, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, Shi Wen Zhenheng of the left capital, Xiong Wencan, the left attendant of the household department, and Yang Yipeng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, also followed the expedition.

Nanjing is in charge of Zhou Yanru, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Wanghua, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and general matters can be handled at any time, if there is a major matter, you need to consult Zheng Xunrui.

Zhou Yanru once suggested that during the period when Zheng Xunrui led the army, should Zheng Hanyu start to learn to deal with government affairs, Zheng Hanyu is eleven years old, not too old or too young, he can participate in government affairs, Zheng Xunrui of course understands what Zhou Yanru means, but he did not agree, he participated in government affairs at the age of eleven, it is still too young.

Before the army set out from Nanjing, Su Congjin, the general soldier of Huguang, Su Manzi, the general soldier of Sichuan, and Zheng Kaitao, the general soldier of Fujian, all asked for battle, begging to follow the army to the battle. However, for the sake of stability in the south, Zheng Xunrui did not agree to their request.

Huang Degong and Li Dingguo followed the army to the battle, and to Zheng Xunrui's surprise, Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen resolutely asked for war and begged to follow the army to go on the expedition together, even Zheng Zhilong, who was idle in Nanjing. also begged Zheng Xunrui to take Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen on the expedition.

After careful consideration, Zheng Xunrui finally decided to take Zheng Sen on the expedition.

Zheng Xunrui's expedition, Wen Manshan and others did not object, they knew very well that this battle was of great significance, Zheng Xunrui had to conquer in person, no matter what, the rich south is not the political center, and he wants to see the world. If you want to reach the top, you must completely control the north and the Central Plains.

Xu Fojia, Yang Aizhen, Red Lady and others followed the Zheng family's women's battalion to the expedition.

It is not uncommon for the women's battalion of the Zheng family army to follow the expedition, after so many expeditions, especially in the battle to control the south, the ability shown by the women's battalion has been fully recognized. They are mainly responsible for the care of the wounded, as well as the collection and collation of intelligence.

The size of the Zheng Jiajun women's barracks. The number of soldiers has increased from a few hundred to two thousand, and this time there are 1,000 female soldiers accompanying the army.

Officers at all levels of the Zheng family army still knew that they were pitiful, and the best war horses and carriages were allocated to the women's barracks, and during the march, the front and rear of the women's barracks were occupied by the scout camps. This ensures the absolute safety of the women's barracks, and when the soldiers of the Zheng family army go out to fight, the firearms, weapons and military uniforms they wear on their bodies weigh about ten pounds, while the female soldiers are much easier. Each person was armed with only one short-handled Mauser and was licensed to have a wagon to transport it.

The main duty of female soldiers is to care for the wounded, so that the wounded can receive the best care and recover as soon as possible, not to go to the battlefield to fight, so there is no need to carry a lot of equipment.

However, as the person in charge of the women's barracks and the guerrilla general of the Zheng family's army, the red lady still knows in her heart that the medicinal materials needed by the army, as well as many white cloths for bandaging, etc., are things that the women's barracks must pay attention to.

At that time, Zheng Xunrui was riding on horseback, and behind him was an army of 60,000, and behind the army of 60,000 was the city wall of Nanjing.

Turning around, looking at the neat Zheng family army soldiers, Zheng Xunrui's face was slightly red, this feeling has not been over for a long time, because of his special identity, he rarely led the army to conquer in person, this time he led the Zheng family army to conquer in person, maybe it is the last time, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he will reach the peak, and at that time, it is too difficult to want to conquer in person.

The sword of the Zheng Jiajun has been built for more than ten years, and it is finally about to start the most arduous expeditionary mission, and this battle is very important, and its significance cannot be described in words.

Zhou Yanru, Xu Wanghua, Gan Xuekuo and others led all the officials in Nanjing to see off the army outside the city.

The temporary wooden platform is just in front, and the wooden platform is empty, everyone knows that at this time today, Zheng Xunrui is qualified to go to this wooden platform, and no one else can do it.

Zheng Jinhong came to Zheng Xunrui's side and reminded in a whisper that many soldiers were ready.

Zheng Xunrui nodded, and after dismounting, he slowly walked towards the wooden platform.

As Zheng Xunrui walked up to the wooden platform step by step, the surroundings slowly became quiet.

When Zheng Xunrui walked onto the wooden platform, the sun in the east just came out.

The soft brilliance of the sun fell on Zheng Xunrui's body, and at this moment, Zheng Xunrui's image became extremely brilliant, making everyone have the feeling of worship.

More than 60,000 people stood at the bottom of the wooden platform, silent, and all eyes were on Zheng Xunrui.

In this, Wen Manshan, Dongmei, Lotus Ye, Yang Aizhen, Xu Fojia, Bian Yujing and Kou Baimen looked at Zheng Xunrui's eyes, which was even more different, they not only admired Zheng Xunrui, but also admired him.

If you want to say that it is a little uncomfortable, it is Kou Baimen, who has only been with Zheng Xunrui for two months, and this time the separation, I don't know how long it will take to be able to see it.

Zheng Xunrui's expression became calm.

"Brothers and sisters, we are going to go again."

"I still remember when the Zheng Jiajun was just established, at that time the Zheng Jiajun was only a few hundred, and the 800 heroes of Hongjiabao became the original main force, and more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and now the Zheng Jiajun has 200,000 brothers and sisters."

"In my opinion, Zheng Jiajun's northward advance this time is a sharp sword out of the sheath."

"Ten years of sharpening a sword, Zheng Jiajun's sharp sword, it's time to show its brilliance."

"Our Zheng Jiajun has experienced countless battles, I rarely speak like this, the reason for this, you also know, our Zheng Jiajun has stabilized the south, and then it is time to completely stabilize the north, on our opposite side, there are strong opponents, Huang Taiji, Li Zicheng and even including the imperial army, we respect any opponent, no matter whether they are strong or weak, but we will not be soft-hearted when facing any opponent."

"The sword is ruthless, there are always casualties in the battlefield fighting, this expedition, some of our brothers, may not see it in the future, several previous expeditions, we have lost a lot of brothers, it is because of the selfless dedication of these brothers, desperate fighting, there is today's Zheng family army, there is now a peaceful and stable situation."

"We don't want to fight, we don't want to kill people for no reason, but we can't help it, do you brothers and sisters want to see the stable and peaceful situation in our south disappear, do you want to see the world fall into endless wars, and do you want to see the people unable to be peaceful, their wives separated, and the white-haired people give to the black-haired people......

"Unwilling to ......"

The roar resounded in the sky.

Zheng Xunrui raised his hands, pressed down gently, and spoke again.

"The 20,000 brothers of the second army of the Zheng family, and the 40,000 brothers of the third army, are waiting for us in front, the 120,000 army will become the main force of the north, our task is to stabilize the north, unify the world, where there is a force that hinders us, we must not hesitate to remove, our purpose is to make the world stable, so that the people can live a peaceful and prosperous life, in order to achieve this goal, no matter how much the price is paid, we have no regrets."

"The departure is imminent, I must emphasize in advance that the military discipline and military regulations of our Zheng family army are our military soul, we must fight with our lives to maintain them, and no one will be allowed to violate them, in the process of marching and fighting, no matter who it is, as long as it violates military discipline and military regulations, it will be severely punished, and I will not care how much credit you have made at that time, you have damaged the military soul of the Zheng family army, and you are the enemy of all our brothers and sisters."

"Alright, I've said everything I need to say, brothers and sisters, let's go and win."

The sun had risen above Zheng Xunrui's head, and when everyone looked at Zheng Xunrui, his person and the sun were almost one.

There was a special silence all around, and a powerful force spread among the army.

This is the morale of victory.

Zheng Jinhong walked in the front and led the army to set off.

Zhou Yanru and Xu Wanghua and others said goodbye to Zheng Xunrui, their responsibilities in Nanjing are also very heavy, the army cannot carry too much grain and grass, they must coordinate the Caoyun Governor's Palace, a steady stream of food for the army, to ensure the supply of the army, at the same time they also have to continue to transport artillery shells and bullets and other military supplies for the army.

Xu Wanghua was a little disappointed that he could not follow the army this time, but he knew very well that as Zheng Xunrui's most trusted confidant, he must stay in Nanjing to stabilize the situation.

When saying goodbye to many ladies, Kou Baimen couldn't help crying, which was not a good thing in the eyes of everyone, but with Kou Baimen's tears, Wen Manshan and others all cried, only Xu Fojia and Yang Aizhen, who followed the expedition, were better, and in turn comforted Wen Manshan and others.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Zheng Xunrui got on his horse and left, he didn't look back, he kept galloping forward...... (To be continued.) )